Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2019-06-13

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Thu, Jun 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,092 head
▲ 294 vs last sale 798▲ 1,092 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 63▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 69▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.18/cwt on 331 head.
Average price
$118.18
331 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$635
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.11
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538137.7974122
Medium and Large 2545118.04644245
Medium and Large 3506112.0056664
One grade step is worth $25.79/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale331 hd
118.18
—
AL average16 barns · 1,891 hd
121.30
−3.11
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,61779.011,27817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37957.2678924
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10653.1358835
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01143.5344033

Every lot

84 lots · USDA AMS · Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1445167.50/cwt167.50–167.507451
Steers—Medium and Large 2520134.61/cwt134.00–136.0070024
Steers—Medium and Large 3529129.19/cwt129.00–130.0068316
Steers—Medium and Large 3570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 2609130.40/cwt129.00–132.0079459
Steers—Medium and Large 2669126.35/cwt124.00–128.5084517
Steers—Medium and Large 2710123.00/cwt123.00–123.0087313
Steers—Medium and Large 3730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008616
Steers—Medium and Large 2785116.00/cwt116.00–116.0091116
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210157.50/cwt157.50–157.503311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324133.26/cwt130.00–137.5043214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331125.16/cwt122.50–127.504147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337144.99/cwt142.50–147.504895
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364121.95/cwt120.00–122.504449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380138.31/cwt137.50–140.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381126.98/cwt125.00–132.5048422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423124.28/cwt122.00–127.505268
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431116.96/cwt115.00–120.005048
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478114.51/cwt112.50–115.0054712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486120.22/cwt119.00–125.0058423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522120.40/cwt115.00–122.5062851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528111.25/cwt110.00–114.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572106.80/cwt105.00–110.006115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586115.63/cwt112.00–118.0067847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617112.89/cwt108.00–115.5069728
Heifers—Medium and Large 3634103.02/cwt100.00–106.006537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672108.55/cwt105.00–111.0072930
Heifers—Medium and Large 369398.66/cwt98.00–100.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement710132.00/cwt132.00–132.0093712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 372394.49/cwt94.00–95.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2729103.44/cwt100.00–106.007548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 376891.39/cwt90.00–93.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 278896.85/cwt95.00–100.007634
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328147.03/cwt145.00–150.0048212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329137.02/cwt135.00–140.004515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333154.23/cwt152.50–157.505147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376148.17/cwt147.50–150.005578
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378142.95/cwt140.00–146.0054012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380131.58/cwt130.00–135.005006
Bulls—Medium and Large 3419124.98/cwt122.50–127.505248
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431135.40/cwt130.00–140.0058416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435142.98/cwt142.00–145.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476130.10/cwt125.00–135.0061926
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481121.02/cwt120.00–122.505825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488138.39/cwt138.00–140.006755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520134.00/cwt134.00–134.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526125.91/cwt122.50–130.0066213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3534117.28/cwt115.00–120.0062611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575114.01/cwt112.50–115.006565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576119.84/cwt118.00–124.0069013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620125.02/cwt124.00–126.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622117.47/cwt115.00–121.0073113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635110.83/cwt110.00–112.507043
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007813
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60281.53/cwt79.00–84.001,30610
Bulls——1,60373.15/cwt72.00–77.001,1736
Bulls——1,85089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,6471
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94141.28/cwt40.00–43.0038814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02158.57/cwt57.00–60.005985
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06245.18/cwt45.00–48.0048019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09150.24/cwt50.00–51.0054813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14253.75/cwt52.00–56.0061417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36358.47/cwt55.00–60.0079713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36452.31/cwt51.00–54.007147
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45562.00/cwt62.00–62.009024
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2760625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,7501
Stock Cows—Small 3780640.00/cwt640.00–640.004,9921
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,040543.87/cwt500.00–580.005,6564
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,084682.61/cwt655.00–735.007,3994
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3780490.00/cwt490.00–490.003,8221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,157737.15/cwt695.00–760.008,5293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223907.67/cwt900.00–915.0011,1012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,330780.00/cwt780.00–780.0010,3741
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,065660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,0292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,155975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,2612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,320819.55/cwt775.00–925.0010,81810

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.